Learning to see what He sees.

Month: March 2017

“But that’s not fair.” Oh my goodness, if I hear that from my four year old one more time, I think I might cry. Life with a new little brother has been tough on my son–especially because his little brother arrived at our home at the age of 20 months. Everything my oldest has, my youngest wants (and will do nearly anything to get). So now, my oldest has a newfound obsession with “fairness,” and it is wearing me out! “But this toy is mine. He can’t just take it. That’s not fair!” or “But he didn’t have to take three bites. Why do I? That’s not fair!” I would love to chalk this up as a phase, but I know better. It seems as if humans were born with a craving for justice, and we never quite outgrow it. Just turn on the television and count how many court dramas will air on network stations tonight alone. We love justice–our country was founded on it (with liberty and justice for all!). We love to see the …

My husband and I recently brought home our youngest son through international adoption, and I have to say that one of the hardest parts about this process for me has been the unexpected admiration that we have received because we chose to adopt our second son instead of having another child biologically. Please hear me say this – I appreciate every encouraging word that has been sent our way; I really do. And it has all meant so much to us and has kept us going even through the tough days. But I feel like such a phony every single time I hear someone say something like, “You are such great people!” or “You’ve done such a great thing!” And it’s been especially hard lately because I’m not very happy right now. This beautiful story of rescue looks more like a sinking ship at the moment. I have heard of women speak of post-adoption depression, but at that point I was two years into waiting for the green light to travel and get custody of my son and I shrugged it …